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[chappo1970]

Come on Jonno whip that finger out mate! :lol: Bugger that surfin' crap finish this fooken rig off!

 

[Jono_w]

Come on Jonno whip that finger out mate! :lol: Bugger that surfin' crap finish this fooken rig off!

Chappo,
If there wasn't so much entertaining discussion going on here and pretty pictures maybe I could concentrate on my own projects
Surfs turned to crap anyway so next few days might see some progress.

 

[chappo1970]

About bloody time Jonno! Getting sick of the the old photo's mate I really need some new brew porn.

So what's the plan form here mate? How far to go?

 

[Jono_w]

About bloody time Jonno! Getting sick of the the old photo's mate I really need some new brew porn.

So what's the plan form here mate? How far to go?

Well its all stripped down now i need to weld up the base, paint it and reassemble then give it all a good clean / polish.. Then the PLC logic needs to be written..

Still have to find a fermenting solution.
I like the look of those poly conical fermenters but stainless would be great, must be some second hand stainless vessels somewhere that would be suitable.. I looked at making them but I just don't have time..

 

[Cocko]

Jonno I have followed this thread since way back when....

Every time it comes up, I flick through the pics and wear a skin burn...

Anyway, when are you gonna make some beer with this be'arch??? Cube it, ferment it later! Just run it up!! PLEASE!! :lol:

Seriously tho, amazing kit and I, as most, look forward to see you hitting the big red button!!

Keep us posted!

 

[pokolbinguy]

*drool*

 

[Jono_w]

Hey guys, got a bit going on, working on modifying a Hanna digital refractometer to use inline with the system also the hops have been harvested, not a bad first harvest as they got very little attention..

2009 Hop Plantation

 

[zxhoon]

:icon_drool2: damn that looks awesome...

I've been hunting for a magnetic drive pump like you managed to find on ebay lucky bugger!

If you have any variable speed drive needs give me a yell, although I figure with your line of work you can get them fairly easily.. (I work for a small company that repairs VSDs in Vic)

 

[Jono_w]

:icon_drool2: damn that looks awesome...

I've been hunting for a magnetic drive pump like you managed to find on ebay lucky bugger!

If you have any variable speed drive needs give me a yell, although I figure with your line of work you can get them fairly easily.. (I work for a small company that repairs VSDs in Vic)

Yeah that was a good find, I found a 3 phase stainless positive displacement gear pump for $60 at an auction last week!!

I have the VSD covered but im still after a small 3 phase 240v motor and gearbox around 30rpm and maybe 1/4 hp if anyone knows of one please let me know..

 

[rude]

Dont you mean 440v 3 phase or am I overlooking something.

 

[Jono_w]

Dont you mean 440v 3 phase or am I overlooking something.

Nope 240v three phase, VSD is a 240v single phase to 240v 3 phase. Most 3 phase motors are able to be wired this way but some aren't..

 

[Screwtop]

Thing of beauty HERE on the Jim's Forum in the UK :icon_drool2:

Screwy

 

[Jono_w]

Thing of beauty HERE on the Jim's Forum in the UK :icon_drool2:

Screwy

ohh, that's very neat and nice and simple. The best bit is it looks finished!!
Thanks Screwy..

 

[goomboogo]

Thing of beauty HERE on the Jim's Forum in the UK :icon_drool2:

Screwy

I like how he says it is a progression from the buckets in the kitchen he used previously. Just a little bit of an understatement.

 

[_HOME_BREW_WALLACE_]

Hey lads,
I have been busy doing research and putting some new bits together for the new RIG.
Here is a Peristaltic pump that I designed and cut out on a CNC router I built a while back..
Its made from nylon and perspex. The tube is 1/2 inch silicon hose. Should sort out the food grade pump issue. I have tried it with an 18v drill and it works great, no specs as yet.

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Don't laugh ok, but i have been toying with the idea of a digital Refractometer, I have written some code to decode the image from a webcam. lol, silly i know, but would be so cool to have an inline refractometer.
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tootaloo for now...

I got 1 of these puppies! pumps anywhere from 1 ml/hr up to 300 ml/hr, got it for a small deposit but i have to give it back at the end of the year! (use it on my youngest, not on my homebrew completely OFF TOPIC, i know but after getting hold of one of these i have come up with my own design!)

 

[Jono_w]

That's a nice pump Wallace , 300ml an hour might be on the slow side for mashing .....I actually have two similar sized pumps i'm unsing for dosing chemicals into my HLT for cleaning.

Heaps happening this week, frame undercoated and top coat tomorrow if weather is clear. Working on a few plumbing pieces, the inline brix refractometer in particular.

A question for you guys, if you were able to have a real time brix readout where in the process would it be most valuable. I'm planning on putting it in the Lauter Grant so it will be reading the recirculation straight from the Mash Tun. With only one meter I would need alot more valves and plumbing to also read the kettle gravity..
Any thoughts?

Cheers
Jono.

 

[raven19]

A question for you guys, if you were able to have a real time brix readout where in the process would it be most valuable. I'm planning on putting it in the Lauter Grant so it will be reading the recirculation straight from the Mash Tun. With only one meter I would need alot more valves and plumbing to also read the kettle gravity..

With your planned recirc you should be getting some great conversion after a 60 min mash. Is this even then required? I dare say the reading at the recirc point would increase, then plateau once you have hit full conversion in the mash. Once that has occurred you could then pump runnings into the kettle.

Once the kettle is full, give it a good stir, then take another reading or three, and go from there.

Forgive the above if not quite inline with your system. After so many (albeit great pages) I have forgotten the exact layout of your brewery.

 

[paulwolf350]

That's a nice pump Wallace , 300ml an hour might be on the slow side for mashing .....I actually have two similar sized pumps i'm unsing for dosing chemicals into my HLT for cleaning.

Heaps happening this week, frame undercoated and top coat tomorrow if weather is clear. Working on a few plumbing pieces, the inline brix refractometer in particular.

A question for you guys, if you were able to have a real time brix readout where in the process would it be most valuable. I'm planning on putting it in the Lauter Grant so it will be reading the recirculation straight from the Mash Tun. With only one meter I would need alot more valves and plumbing to also read the kettle gravity..
Any thoughts?

Cheers
Jono.

I use mine solely for kettle gravity, mainly preboil, that way I can guage my mash efficiency and determine if any adjusting needs to be made. I boil the same all the time, so if my preboil gravity is correct i know my FG will be too, I usually check just to make sure.

reading gravity from mash tun will only give you readings of your runnings wont it? I would be putting it inline with your whirlpool, that way you can take both pre and post boil readings.

Paul

 

[Jono_w]

I guess the main reason for this additional sensor is really to learn how the conversion occurs in my system during recirculation in real time and make it as efficient as possible. But as you guys have pointed out it would be of use to see the FG.

 

[Jono_w]

So.... I put a whole in my Jetski and its out of action for a few weeks, I spent a couple of days in the shed. The final assembly has begun, I also knocked up a lauter grant and a hop stainer. Lots of cleaning of welds and finishing bits off. I got my mash stirrer motor today so im excited about putting that in and making the mixing blades.
Here are a few pics..

Lauter Grant



Pump I got for $40


Stainless Running Very LOW


Cheers..